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National Archives is where I started, However Regiments.org is a good site for many links.

No, they where the Western Rangers (Indians & Settlers), they took to Battle at Fort Meigs Seige 1813, Chippawa (Street's Creek) Upper Canada, 5 Jul 1814.  The Michigan Fencibles fought in the Defence of Mackinac, Fort Michilimackinac and at Prairie au Chien 1814. Our government would have to...

I believe this topic has crashed?  However, I have found some interesting reading in Regt Histories as well as documents found in County records (if you can find them in National Archives) that can place linages of Modern Day Regt's to 1812 Companies. I beg to differ with one contributor on the...

Gents, I have some contacts who may be interested, Has anyone thought of the War Museum, Museum of the Regts in Calgary, RCD museum even the RCR museum in London to see if there is any interest?  I will get back soonest. :cdn:

Just a little tid bit, General Dextraze who was a WW2 company and Bn commander and later became the Chief Of Defence Staff early 1970's lost a son in Vietnam.  I personally served with two Canadian Vietnam Vets in the 1970's who came back to the Cdn Army when I was an RCR one in the 2nd Bn and...

Great topic, it will be a large undertaking just to research each Regiment in Ontario and Quebec and to check the Linages is massive.  However I have done some of this linage work, for example The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Linage goes back to pre-1812.  Some Regts in Belleville for...